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✊ @Evening: China Protests, 'Vivah Panchami' And More
The Kerala High Court asked the state government to submit a report on actions taken after the violent protests against Vizhinjam port.
Rahul Gandhi avoided taking sides in Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot tussle by saying that both Congress leaders are assets.
The Centre told the Supreme court that enactment against forced religious conversion is necessary to protect the vulnerable sections of society.
With Sensex at 62,504.80 and Nifty at 18,562.80, the Indian stock market reached record high levels despite shaky global cues.
Protests in China over Covid lockdown have spread from Shanghai to Beijing.
Protesters called on Chinese President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party to step down.
They shouted slogans against the arbitrary lockdowns by the government and demanded an end to it and Covid tests.
Reports emerged about crackdowns by Chinese authorities where several protesters were detained.
This is likely to be another turning point for the country, as this time, the lockdown is destroying its own people’s livelihoods at a time when China’s growth is slowing down.
In contrast, the protests did not spread in 1989, despite the crackdown by Deng Xiaoping, as Deng duly delivered on the prosperity he promised to a poor nation in due course.
What it is: The book is not exactly a retelling of the Ramayana.
It is a creative fiction that is set in the times of Ramayana.
Amish integrates ancient lore with modern knowledge to give English-speaking Indians a universe of the fantastic.
However, the impression that it creates of certain characters may be problematic as the young generation which has not read the original Ramayana may take this portrayal as the true one.
Read complete book review by Aravindan Neelakandan here.
Orion spacecraft broke the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth of a human-rated spacecraft on Saturday.
The record was previously held by Apollo 13 at 248,655 statute miles from Earth.
At the time of reporting, the spacecraft was 2,68,013 miles away from Earth and 43,435 miles away from the moon.
Orion will travel approximately 40,000 miles (roughly 64,374 km) beyond the Moon and return to Earth as part of its first assignment.
The spacecraft is expected to splash down into the Pacific Ocean on 11 December.
Vivah Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of the shukla fortnight of Margasheesh (Agahan) month.
It is believed to be the day when Lord Ram and Devi Sita got married.
The day is grandly celebrated in Janakpur of Nepal and Ayodhya of India.
It is said that Kaikeyi gifted this palace to Sita on munh-dikhayi and it was constructed by Lord Vishwakarma.
Ram's baarat (wedding procession) is taken out, followed by phere of Ram and Sita for celebrating this day.
